James B. Elliott

James B. Elliott
Elliott (left) and his son Harry (right)
Born	1849 (1849) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	May 28, 1931(1931-05-28) (aged 81–82) Pennsylvania, United States
Resting place	Arlington Cemetery
Occupation	Carpenter
Movement	Freethought
Partner	Voltairine de Cleyre
Children	Harry

James B. Elliott (1849–1931) was an American freethinker. Through his involvement with a number of freethinking organizations and publications, he met the anarchist Voltairine de Cleyre, with whom he had a brief romantic relationship and fathered a child, Harry. He spent the 1890s raising his son, working as a carpenter and collecting memorabilia of his idol Thomas Paine. By the turn of the 20th century, he succombed to a mental disorder and became estranged from his family, leaving his son and losing contact with de Cleyre.